Paranormal America [[electronic resource] ] : ghost encounters, UFO sightings, Bigfoot hunts, and other curiosities in religion and culture / / Christopher D. Bader, F. Carson Mencken, and Joseph Baker

• Autore: Bader Christopher David
• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 130.973
• Soggetto topico: Parapsychology - United States; Curiosities and wonders - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MenckenFrederick Carson <1964-> BakerJoe <1965->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The house of 150 ghosts -- The truth is within -- The truth is out there : paranormal beliefs and experiences -- Round trip to hell in a flying saucer? -- Paranormal subcultures -- Paranormal people -- Darkness and light -- Out on a limb.
• Sommario/riassunto: A significant number of Americans spend their weekends at UFO conventions hearing whispers of government cover-ups, at New Age gatherings learning the keys to enlightenment, or ambling around historical downtowns learning about resident ghosts in tourist-targeted "ghost walks". They have been fed a steady diet of fictional shows with paranormal themes such as The X-Files , Supernatural , and Medium , shows that may seek to simply entertain, but also serve to disseminate paranormal beliefs. The public hunger for the paranormal seems insatiable. Paranormal America provides the definitive portrai
• Titolo autorizzato: Paranormal America
• ISBN: 0-8147-8982-X; 0-8147-8642-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458937503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II